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MINI Building $50,000 Special Edition Model
MINI just released two new special edition models, but that isn’t about to stop Britishy-German brand from introducing yet another. The latest collectors item to be unveiled by MINI to celebrate the company’s 50th birthday is the new John Coper Works Championship 50 Special Edition model – which celebrates the Cooper racing team’s two Formula…
Audi Bringing R8 Roadster and Electric R8 to Frankfurt Auto Show
According to two more than one reliable source, Audi is set to unveil the roadster version of its awesome R8 at the Frankfurt Auto Show this September. But that isn’t the only R8 set to debut. The R8 Roadster will be available in both V8 and V10 versions with 420 and 525 horsepower respectively. A…
Upcoming Lotus Esprit May Get 500 Horsepower Lexus V10
The upcoming Lotus Esprit may be powered by a 500hp Lexus V10 according to a report in the U.K.’s EVO magazine. Lotus has a long time partnership with Lexus parent company Toyota, using its Celica-sourced 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine for the Elise and Exige, as well as its the Camry-sourced 3.5-liter V6 for the Evora. According…
Mercedes E-Class Convertible and Wagon Delayed
Those patiently waiting for a new E-Class Convertible or Wagon will have to wait a little longer. According to a report in Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport both versions of the E-Class have been put on hold as Mercedes-Benz searches for ways to balance its books. In order to limit expenditures (in both development costs…
Volkswagen and Chinese Automaker BYD to Explore Electric Vehicle Partnership
Volkswagen and Chinese automaker BYD (Build Your Dreams) have signed a “memorandum of understanding” announcing that the two car manufacturers will seek ways to work together to bring electric vehicles and hybrids to market. Volkswagen recently announced its TwinDrive diesel-electric hybrid system and we recently reported on a rumor that the German automaker will bring…
Ferrari Registers Patent for Four-Wheel Drive Hybrid
A series of patents that Ferrari has filed for a four-wheel drive hybrid system have leaked out and in true Ferrari fashion they are more red than green. You see, the patents show several different layouts, all of which are designed to use a hybrid system where the electric motor powers one set of wheels…
BMW 5 Series GT Officially Revealed
BMW has just released the first official photos and details on the 5 Series Gran Turismo (GT). The “Gran Turismo” name was attached to this new model as BMW believes the car will bring the functionality of a hatchback or crossover to the luxury sedan segment in the same way a traditional Gran Turismo vehicle…
MINI Celebrates 50th B-Day With Mayfair and Camden Special Edition Models
To celebrate its 50th birthday MINI has released two special edition models, the MINI 50 Mayfair and MINI 50 Camden. The vehicles, which get their names from two London boroughs, were unveiled late last week at the famous Silverstone race track, during a b-day celebration titled the MINI United Festival. Both special edition models will…
Volkswagen Golf Estate: Wagon Model Delivers Increased Cargo Room
Volkswagen has just released some initial information on the upcoming Golf Estate, which the company confirmed at the sixth-generation Golf’s debut at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, will make its way to North America. The Golf Estate is a compact car and yet as a wagon it offers plenty of cargo room –…
Brabus E-Class Coupe With Up to 462 Horsepower
Hot on the heels of its modification program for the E-Class sedan, German Mercedes-tuner has released a full line of products for the E-Class Coupe. Highlights include a full aero kit, new 20-inch wheels and, or course, a massive engine upgrade with 462hp. The aero kit includes a new polyurethane front bumper with integrated LED…
Mercedes Parent Company Daimler Buys 10% Stake in Tesla
Daimler has just announced that it has reached an agreement with Tesla Motors Inc., that will see the German automaker gain a 10 percent stake in the California-based electric car maker. Along with an undisclosed amount of money the agreement will help forge a partnership between the two companies as they work to bring electric…
Mercedes E-Class Coupe Actually a C-Class
The all-new E-Class Coupe from Mercedes would more accurately be called a C-Class Coupe. We’re not saying that to knock the car either. It’s just that, technically speaking, it’s a C-Class underneath. That’s right, the chassis of the new E-Class Coupe is based on the C-Class sedan’s architecture. The vehicle is even built int he…
Volkswagen Bringing Electric Car Concept to Frankfurt Auto Show
Volkswagen is rumored to be delivering up to four new models at the Frankfurt Auto Show this September and now we have learned that one of those cars will be an electric model. Little (to nothing) is known about the EV Concept, however, it is likely to either use the Up! city car platform or…
Volkswagen BlueSport Roadster On Hold
Sadly it looks like the very-cool Volkswagen BlueSport Roadster may never see the street. VW has not confirmed the car’s status but apparently a company representative told a group of media who were in Australia for a Volkswagen press event that it just didn’t make economic sense considering the global recession. This would no doubt…
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Sets Auction Record at $12M
A Ferrari has once again set a new record for the highest sale price at an auction. The 1957 250 Testa Rossa sold for 9,020,000 Euro (or roughly $12 million), topping the previous record holder, a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT that reached $9.6 million last year. The 250 Testa Rossa hit the block in Ferrari’s…
MINI Roadster Headed to Frankfurt Auto Show?
Last week French auto pub L’Automobile reported what it said was a leaked photo of an upcoming MINI vehicle and now they have more news to share. Unconnected to that vehicle, the magazine says MINI will bring a Roadster concept to the Frankfurt Auto Show this Fall. The new model would use a soft-top but…
MINI-i Low-Emissions City Car Image Leaked?
You might be looking at a picture of the upcoming MINI-i MegaCity. Then again, you might not. France’s Automobile Magazine obtained this one photo of what could be the MINI-i MegaCity – a low emissions or zero emissions city vehicle. The SMART-style mini- or micro-car is part of BMW’s Project-i initiative, designed to create a…
Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series: Behind the Scenes of a Professional Photo Shoot
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to get truly professional OEM high-quality automotive photography then take a gander at these photos. This massive gallery was posted on AMG’s “Private Lounge” forum, restricted to AMG owners. Our AMG-owning friends over at Luxury4Play then provided them to us. Several shots show an impressive rig system used…
Next Saab 9-5 So Good, GM CEO Fritz Henderson Doesn’t Want to Sell Swedish Automaker
Apparently General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson thinks the upcoming Saab 9-5 is so good, he doesn’t want to sell the Swedish automaker. In an interview in Sweden’s Expressen magazine he declares that he’d rather see Saab fail in bankruptcy court than sell off the brand. The magazine cites an unnamed source within Saab, who says…
Ferrari to Auction-Off Last F430 to Aid Italian Earthquake Victims
Ferrari has announced that it will auction off the rights to the very last F430 to roll off the assembly line and donate the proceeds to help citizens of the Abruzzo region that was devastated during the April 6th earthquake in Italy. Rights to the car will be on the block at a special Ferrari-themed…
Ferrari To Quit Formula 1 Next Year Unless Rules Change
Ferrari has officially declared that if FIA president Max Mosley intends to go through with his plan for a two-teared budgetary system in Formula 1 he can count the prancing horse out. In a statement Ferrari’s board of directors declared that if the FIA goes ahead with it’s plans, “then the reasons underlying Ferrari’s uninterrupted…
Novitec Tridente GranTurismo S Official Details and Photos Revealed
Last week we brought you a story about the 600hp Novitec Tridente Maserati GranTurismo S. The details were limited and the photos grainy and out of focus. Now we have all the official specs and a huge gallery of glorious photos. What you need to know, other than the fact that the 4.7-liter Italian V8…
2010 Mercedes E-Class “Attention Assist” Commercial
Mercedes appears to be trying its hand at humor in the advertising world in a campaign to promote the all-new 2010 E-Class. The ad takes a while to get to the point and when it does get there they ask you to think slightly more than is normally expected in a commercial. The message is…
BMW 5 Series GT Spied Testing in Germany
Thanks to a member of 5Post.com we have these amateur spy photos of BMW’s upcoming 5 Series GT out testing in Germany. While the telling details are covered up, it does not appear as though much has changed from the concept car first unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show back in March. This isn’t really…
